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Economic valuation of wetlands: a guide for policy makers and planners

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Year Published: 1997

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Economic valuation of wetlands: a guide for policy makers and planners

This publication contains much helpful information on various economic techniques that are available by which to value wetland areas. The Guide draws out the importance of weighing the advantages to be obtained by development with the damage which that development may do to wetlands.

The Guide is the result of considerable cooperation between scientists and economists, and I hope that it will be carefully studied as its primary purpose is that it should be practical.